My Oracle Support Banner

EGRC 8.6.4.x: Tomcat Start is Failing with 'java.io.IOException: Stale file handle' Error in Catalina.out File. (Doc ID 1954686.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 10, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Application Access Controls Governor - Version 8.6.4 to 8.6.4 [Release 8]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 8.6.4 version, Install, Migration, Upgrade

In Oracle Application Access Controls Governor (AACG), models and controls define conflicts among duties that can be assigned in a company’s applications, and identify users who have access to those conflicting duties.
AACG can also implement “preventive analysis” — it can evaluate controls as duties are assigned to users of the company’s applications, preventing them from gaining risky access.

When attempting to start tomcat,
the following error occurs.

ERROR
-----------------------
Dec 12, 2014 9:13:39 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap initClassLoaders
SEVERE: Class loader creation threw exception
java.io.IOException: Stale file handle
at java.io.UnixFileSystem.canonicalize0(Native Method)
at java.io.UnixFileSystem.canonicalize(UnixFileSystem.java:157)
at java.io.File.getCanonicalPath(File.java:559)
at


STEPS
-----------------------
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Set the JAVA_HOME variable.
2. Start Tomcat using startup.sh file.
3. Check catalina.out file which shows reported error.

BUSINESS IMPACT
-----------------------
The issue has the following business impact:
Due to this issue, users cannot use application.

Cause

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!


In this Document
Symptoms
Cause
Solution


My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.